Liquid-receptacle.



A A. McDoNALD. LIQUID RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. Il. i918.

.Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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ALEXANDER McDoNALp, 0E DULUTH, MINNEsoTA.

'LIQUID-RECEPTACLE.

Application'lediFebruary 11, y1918. .Seria1No. 216,582..

To all whom may concern Be `it known that 1,. ALEXANDER MC- DoNALD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, inthe county .of St.V#Louis and State of Minnesota, ,have invented certain :new and usefulImprovements Vin Liquid-Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification, reference lbeing had therein to .the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates lto ra combined liquid container, cooler andstand and has special referenceto a rotatable device of this charactervhaving a plurality of radially Varranged compartments-or containersabout an auxially disposedcooling compartment.

The lprincipal objects of the invention are to provide asimplecontainerof this type in which the constituent parts thereofiare readilyseparable for cleansingpurposes and one ofpractical and lefficientconstruction.

Other objects and advantages of the-novel construction willappear in theifurtherdescription `of `the invention.

In theaccompanying vdrawings forming part of this application and inwhich like reference characters indicate .like parts:

Figure 1 is a central ,-verticalsection of a receptacle embodying myinvention, and:

Fig. 2 ;is atransverse sectional .view on the line 2 2 Fig. 1.

l represents the base of the stand, being circular in plan view andhaving an upwardly extending gracefully shaped central portion 2terminating in a flat disk-like member 3. Centrally within the portion 3is screw threadedly mounted the axial tubular shaft 4, there being anenlarged central boss 5 formed on the member 3 for suitable reception ofthe shaft 4. Within the top of the shaft 4 is screw threadedly mounted aconically shaped plug 6 forming a pivotal point upon which the balanceof the device is pivotally supported. 7 represents a cap surmounting theplug 6 and the upper end of the shaft 4 and from which the rotatableportion of the device is suspended by the tube 8 surrounding the shaft 4and being screw threadedly attached within the lower end of the cap 7.

To the lower end of the tube 8 is secured in any desired manner thecircular bottom member 9 of the central cooling receptacle 13 and whichalso constitutes the supporting shelf for the liquid receptacles by thatportion extending beyond the central receptacle.

About lthecircumferential edge of themember 9 is a rim or ange extendingvboth above .and below vthe member as at .-10 and 1.1 respectively. Theextension 10 acts as a guard tothe :lower end of the individualcontainers 1 2 Vand the dependingextension 11 acts'as a covering to thespace intermediate of the members 3 and 9 Vas kthey are spaced vapart tomake room for the y.pipe connection indicated at 14 for draining thewaste liquid from the cooling receptacle 13, said y,pipe having a'suitable faucet or cock 15 A,onthe outer end thereof through vwhich theliquid 4may be Adrawn `at times when necessary.

{Ihe Ycooling :receptacle is made starshaped in crosssectionjandA as apreferable form I. have shown same as Alikened `to a six pointed star,each point of which is surrounded by and extends vwithin one of theliquid containers 12, the inner wall of each of vwhich ,is substantiallytheform of the letter lI am :aware ythat radially disposed containersv,have been .arranged'about a starshaped axial cooling.rece-ptacle,l butnot having thepointsof,the.cooling receptacle extending within thecenter of the radial containers and therefore considered lacking -lincooling efliciency in respect to the liquid within the containers.Adjacent the upper end of the tube 8, fastened thereto and extendingradially therefrom are rigid braces 17 fixed to the outer end of theinwardly extending angular portions of the side walls of the coolingreceptacle for the purpose of strengthening same. The upper end of thecooling receptacle is entirely open for the convenient reception of icesuch as commonly used in similar devices.

A removable ring like cover 18 rests upon and covers the upper ends ofthe containers, it having a central cylindrical barrel portion 19, whichlits inside of the innermost angular portions of the walls of thecooling chamber. A depending annular ange 20 is formed integral with theouter edges of the cover and serves to hold the containers in place whenmounted upon same.

A hole and stopper in the cover as indicated at 21 is provided forfilling the containers and through which hole any one of the latter maybe conveniently filled when desired as the cover may be rotated ineither direction for-such purpose and the upper ends of all of thecontainers are entirely open as indicated. v

Above the portion 19 is fitted a second cover 22 which is held tightlythereupon by the 'bolt 23 being screwed into the upper end of the cap 7,the opposite end of the bolt having applied thereto a suitabledecorative nut 24 which is drawn down tightly upon the second cover whenthe two covers are in place and the complete device properly assembled.l Y

I have shown the bottom 25 of the containers as being inclineddownwardly and each container having a spring push faucet fixed theretothrough which the liquid in the container is drawn off.. However, anydesired style of faucet may be employed. Having thus described myinvention, what 'f' I claim as newv and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is: Y

l. The combination with a standhaving `a rotatable aXial cooling chamberstar shaped in horizontal cross section, of a plurality of independentremovable circumferential liquid containers having their sides abuttingeach other and their innermost walls each surrounding a point of thestar from the center of the stand into the tube of the cooling chamber,a pivotal plug attached tothe upper end of the tube, a cap pivotallymounted upon the plug supporting all Vof the rotatable portion of thedevice, and a cover common to the cooling chainber'and containerscarried by the cap.

3. Inwcombination, a stand, an upright central shaft fixed to the stand,a tubular shaft surrounding the xed shaft and pivotally supportedthereupon, a circular bottom member fixed to the lower end of thetubular shaft and forming the bottom of a central cooling receptacle,said bottom eX.- tending beyond the cooling receptacle and forming anannular supporting shelf, radially disposed liquid containers carried bysaid shelf and a rotatable cover acting as a closure for the containersand the cooling receptacle. Y

4. The combination with a kdevice of the character described comprisingacentral cooling receptacle having an' axial supporting member therein,and a plurality of radially disposed containers about the coolingreceptacle, of a rotatable cover for the devicey comprising an annularsection covering the containers, a vertically disposed axial cylindricalportion fixed to the annular section and extending somewhat above andbelow same and a second cover section resting upon and acting as aclosure to the cylindrical portion substantially as described. I

' Inv testimony signature in the presence of two witnesses. vALEXANDERMCDONALD.

Witnesses: v Y

H. L. LALIBERTE, S. GEO. STEVENS.

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